That she is a poor, tempted creature.
COLONEL.
Bless me! I never regarded her in that light before. I thought the boot was on the other leg. [Corrects himself hurriedly.] Foot!—foot! [Indicating Enid’s, which she is carefully showing; aside.] Very neat foot she has!
ENID.
Men always stand by one another, so should women. Agnes must be protected against herself!
COLONEL.
Then it’s herself, after all? I thought you meant my nephew.
ENID.
So I do. She is the moth—he is the candle.
COLONEL.